Overview
- Michele Tafoya, seeking the Republican Senate nomination in Minnesota, told listeners to "try to be patriots" and consider "one less trip to Starbucks" to stretch fuel during higher gas prices.
- She framed the suggestion as a small, home‑front sacrifice and invoked World War II examples like metal collection to support troops.
- Tafoya has centered gas costs in her campaign message, calling Minnesota "in a crisis" and citing broader affordability strains for families.
- President Donald Trump acknowledged oil prices have risen since the Iran war began and predicted they will drop below prior levels once the conflict ends.
- One outlet reported tanker fears and a shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, along with allied reticence and no congressional authorization, though these claims were presented as developing.